Question

【题目】 Joe was a boy with a special ability. He could make himself cry in less than a second. In this way, he could get almost everything he wanted.

One day, Joe met Pipo. Pipo had no family and was very poor. He was asking people for some money in the street. When people offered him some money, he would do something for them in return. Joe decided to help him make some money. He took off his hat, put it face-up on the ground and started crying sadly.

In a few minutes, Joe's hat was full of money, but when Joe gave Pipo the money, Pipo declined.

“It's much more fun making an effort to get things. Maybe I haven’t got everything I want, but I've done a lot of interesting things,” said Pipo. Joe walked away sadly. He had got everything he wanted, but he’d done nothing interesting the whole day. He hadn’t even enjoyed himself by spending almost all his time crying.

That evening, Joe wanted a piece of cake for his supper. When his mum refused, he wanted to cry. But he remembered what Pipo said. So he tried to get the cake in some other ways. To the joy and surprise of his parents, Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother with the housework. In the end, there was no cake. But that wasn’t so bad because Joe discovered it was much more fun doing all those things that evening rather than just sitting crying to get a piece of cake.

【1】When Joe wanted something, he __________.

A. worked hard to get itB. got it by crying

C. asked his friends for helpD. turned to his parents for help

【2】What can we know about Pipo?

A. Pipo made money by doing interesting things.B. Pipo always refused others’ help.

C. Pipo did something to pay for others' help.D. Pipo had a big family to support.

【3】The underlined word "declined" in Paragraph 3 means _________ in Chinese.

A. 接受B. 贬低C. 青睐D. 拒绝

【4】How did Joe s parents feel when he didn't cry for the cake that evening？

A. Happy and surprised.B. Disappointed and angry.

C. Worried and nervous.D. Glad and excited.

【5】What can we learn from the passage?

A. It's a piece of cake to do something.B. We should work hard to get something.

C. It's a good way to cry for something.D. Children should help with the housework.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了两个男孩为了得到想要的东西采取的不同的方式，Joe利用自己表演的才能，获取别人的同情，如愿以偿。Pipo家境贫寒，但是拒绝Joe帮助他筹集的钱，他想通过自己的努力去争取，而不想利用别人的同情心得到自己想要的。最后Pipo的做法感动了Joe，从此改变了原来的做事方式。

【1】细节理解题。根据He could make himself cry in less than a second. In this way, he could get almost everything he wanted.可知，当Joe想要什么东西时，他会哭着得到它，故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据When people offered him some money, he would do something for them in return.可知，当人们给Pipo一些钱时，他会为他们做一些事情来作为回报，故答案选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据上文In a few minutes, Joe's hat was full of money,几分钟后，Joe的帽子里装满了钱，由转折词but，结合when Joe gave Pipo the money, Pipo declined.可推知句意是“当Joe把钱给时Pipo时，Pipo拒绝了”，故答案选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据To the joy and surprise of his parents, Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother with the housework.可知，那天晚上Joe没有哭着要蛋糕，他的父母感到高兴和惊讶，故答案选A。

【5】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是Joe利用自己表演的才能，获取别人的同情，得到自己想要的东西。后来Pipo对他的影响很大，他改变了自己原来的做事方式。结合In the end, there was no cake. But that wasn’t so bad because Joe discovered it was much more fun doing all those things that evening rather than just sitting crying to get a piece of cake.可知，Joe通过自己的努力工作找到了乐趣，由此可知，我们应该通过努力工作得到一些东西，这样我们才更快乐；故答案选B。